Chen Yi's Change

Under the watchful eyes of the other Players, Chen Yi searched the surrounding area alone for clues.

But just as He Dasen had said, there was nothing nearby but dirt and grass. No Other Things existed at all.

"The Game World recommends that Players enter at levels 10 to 20. That means no power beyond that level should appear, unless Plants vs. Zombies is already above the Game World."

"But that theory clearly doesn't hold up. The best proof is that Players have arrived in This World."

"Then how do we explain the sudden darkness and this sun with no warmth?"

Chen Yi expanded his search range, but all he could see was green grass. He could not even smell Zombie Scent.

Could it be hidden underground?

After darkness fell, the Zombies had not immediately come to attack the yard. That meant the Zombies were actually some distance from the yard. And when darkness arrived, the Players had panicked, so no one could confirm whether there had been any other Strange Sound.

His concentrated Mental power covered an area half a meter around Chen Yi as he probed the ground for anything unusual.

Chen Yi was not worried about searching in the wrong direction. Zombies had attacked from all four directions, so each direction should have something similar to a base.

The ground sensed through Mental power was not as real as what his eyes saw, but the information it revealed was More Comprehensive.

"Hmm?"

"Why does this dirt seem to stay damp all the time?"

"According to the weather settings, it should have been sunny lately."

Chen Yi had never been able to figure out the issue of Sun and Night, so he categorized it as part of the Game Settings, like how the Novice Village refreshed.

Fireball.

The Fireball struck the ground. The burst of high heat from the explosion instantly dried the surrounding dirt and left a Small Pit in the ground.

"So the dampness of the dirt isn't within the set parameters. It can be changed."

"Then where is the boundary of the dampness?"

Chen Yi retreated toward Dave's House.

About thirty meters from the house, the dirt here became dry.

A guess suddenly formed in his heart.

"Excuse me, Wu Shiyong, right?"

Wu Shiyong looked surprised and pointed at himself. "Big Shot, are you looking for me?"

Chen Yi did not waste time. "I'm no Big Shot. I just have something to ask you."

Hearing that Chen Yi needed his help, Wu Shiyong forgot about resting and quickly patted his chest, saying Chen Yi could just ask.

"You want to know the range covered by my flames?"

Wu Shiyong frowned in conflict. He had not used his brain in a Long Time, and for a moment his CPU could not keep up. Whatever. He should just answer the Big Shot's question.

"I remember the flames on the side closer to the house reached about... here."

The dirt where Wu Shiyong pointed was indeed still dry. Closer to the house, it became damp.

"As for the other side... I think it reached here."

He had been too busy being shocked at the time, so he only had a rough impression.

Chen Yi nodded in thanks.

He then consulted the other Two Warriors at the front line. After combining all three of their accounts, he obtained locations with no significant margin of error.

But these locations were about forty meters away from Dave's House, and there was a stretch of damp dirt in between!

"So it really is related to the ground."

He borrowed the shovels leaning against the walls in each of Dave's yards. The Players in the other directions said they did not mind.

Using Mental Power to control four shovels, he began digging at the Dry-Wet Boundary.

Wu Shiyong sighed. "A Big Shot is a Big Shot. Even when digging dirt, he's faster than ordinary people."

The corner of He Dasen's mouth twitched. This guy was really shamelessly bootlicking. What was the point of praising his Big Shot here when he could not even hear it?

Estimating the time, Chen Yi increased his Digging Speed. Once the second night arrived, this evidence would change. There was no better opportunity than now.

Very quickly, the pit Chen Yi had dug was already over a meter deep. The next shovel struck something with a metallic clang.

They had reached the bottom!

After clearing away the nearby dirt, they discovered cement beneath it.

Sure enough, the Zombies had never been far from Dave's Home.

The shovels kept striking the cement, producing clang clang sounds. The other Players could not suppress their curiosity and ran over.

"Why is there cement underneath?"

"You're hopelessly stupid. Mr. Yi has found the Zombie Base. If nothing unexpected happens, there are a huge number of Zombies beneath this cement."

"Who says I'm stupid? If I hadn't given Mr. Yi information, how could he have found this place? So when it comes to discovering the base, I'm basically the same as Mr. Yi."

He Dasen did not want to keep talking nonsense with These Guys. He kicked the Two Warriors down to help.

The two Warriors did not get angry. Grinning, they told Chen Yi to rest while they took over.

Chen Yi did not refuse. He went Outside the Pit to meditate and maintain his condition. At the same time, his Mental power covered the area around him. If anyone Approached, he would immediately stop meditating.

Chen Yi did not have to wait long before the two of them broke through the thick cement.

Nothing could be seen in the pitch-black cave, but that disgusting Corpse Smell had already given it away.

The Squad Players all revealed delighted expressions, but the joy quickly vanished from the faces of everyone except Chen Yi. The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat strange.

He Dasen, who had constantly called Chen Yi a Big Shot, now wore an unreadable expression.

Even He Dasen, who had wanted to recruit Chen Yi, appeared extremely cold.

The Two Warriors vaguely blocked Chen Yi's path, while the Female Gunner behind him silently stroked her beloved gun.

Chen Yi fell silent for a moment. "I only want twenty percent of the Underground Loot."

He Dasen chuckled. "Big Shot, how generous!"

The Two Warriors examined whether the Cave Entrance was too small. It would not do if it affected Mr. Yi's ability to throw Fireballs.

He Dasen smiled happily, and even the Female Gunner looked at Chen Yi with favor in her eyes.

Chen Yi ignored These Guys. However, his resolve to become a Rōnin grew firmer. Players were not worthy of trust.

He was too weak!

These Guys only needed to help dig some dirt and watch the show to take away eighty percent of the gains. If he refused, who knew what the consequences would be?

This was the norm among Players;

Profit above all else!

Seeing Others get rich was harder to bear than dying themselves.

(This is something many readers get hung up on, though I do not know why. You can think of it as the protagonist working at a company. After one person lands a major project and can complete it alone, his coworkers come out demanding most of the profits and urge the protagonist to be more generous. They even say the protagonist cannot complain. Personally, I think that is a pathological mindset.)

As a massive Fireball fell into the cave, a muffled Explosion Sound came from underground, and towering flames burst from the Cave Entrance.

The flames dealt 25 damage to the Jumping Zombie.

The flames dealt 30 damage to the Normal Zombie.

The flames dealt 20 damage to the Dancing King Zombie.

The inescapable underground flames mirrored the growing coldness in Chen Yi's heart.

He had entered the game with his True Body. The Difficulty of obtaining a Resurrection Coin was far greater for him than for other Players, yet he had nearly lost that precious Resurrection Coin here.

If he were Stronger, would anyone still dare steal his spoils?

Congratulations! You have leveled up to LV9.

Congratulations! You have leveled up to LV10.

Player Chen Yi has changed classes. The assessment has been waived, and he has completed the first leap of his life.

Ding! HP +100, Mana Points +100.

After leveling up, he immediately put on his equipment.

Chen Yi

lv: 10 EXP 350/10000

Class: Mage

Constitution: 8 (HP +100)

Strength: 7

Intelligence: 25 (+8 Equipment Attributes)

Agility: 8

Spirit: 35 (MP +100)

Attribute Point: 5

Talent: Fire Affinity. (Increases mastery of Fire Skills; Fire elemental damage increased by 10%.)

Skills: Effortless Meditation, Spell Analysis, Mental Power, Flash, Repelling Fire Ring, Fireball, Ignite

Soul Energy: 0

Deduction: Insufficient Soul Energy.

After a brief hesitation, he put all his Attribute Points into Constitution, raising it to 13.

Chen Yi had obtained his class at level 5, giving him an innate advantage in his primary attributes over other Players who changed classes at level 10. By level 20, bringing his base Intelligence and Spirit attributes to 50 would not be difficult at all.

Raising Constitution could provide a Stronger survival advantage. Constitution represented Not Just HP, but also the body's defense.